Practice Name:

Herbal Initiative for Cotton Crop

Details
Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Neem (Azadirachta indica) oil, custard apple (Annona squamosa) leaves, worm killer (Aristolochia bracteata) leaves, snuff (Nicotina tobaccum), water
Details of Innovation	It is a good sign that several cotton growers are slowly but surely responding to their predicament. They are trying to find herbal cure for the insect attacks on the cotton crop in the face of these pests developing resistance to insecticides and pesticides available in the market. One such herbal initiative is by Kimabhai Monabhai Rathod. Fundamental to the herbal initiatives is neem (Azadirachta indica), around which the formulation is made. Kimabhai collects the fruit of neem (Azadirachta indica) tree, crushes these to get 100 gram mash, adds three kilogram custard apple (Annona squamosa) leaves and one kilogram worm killer (Aristolochia bracteata) leaves. He grinds them all, and adds ten litres water and one litre neem (Azadirachta indica) oil. He keeps this aside for eight days. After the eighth day, he filters the compound solution through a cloth and keeps the filtrate in a bottle. Take 50 gram of this herbal cure in one-litre pump and sprinkle it on the cotton crop. It kills aphids (molo) and green worms and protects the crop from further damage. This is one way to control aphids and green worms on the cotton crop. The requirements for the preparation of the herbal cure are: One litre neem oil Three kilogram custard apple leaves One kilogrm wormkiller leaves (keedam) 100 gram snuff (Nicotina tobaccum) powder

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kheemabhai Monbhai Rathod
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mukam Anida-dam, via shetrtunja
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365635

PAS_1	"Research on Sugar Application to Crops - Numerous research studies have documented the increase of beneficial insects in fields and plots treated with a sugar-water solution, suggesting its application as a biocontrol method for reducing pest populations." https://cropwatch.unl.edu/research-sugar-application-crops#:~:text=Numerous%20research%20studies%20have%20documented,method%20for%20reducing%20pest%20populations.
PAS_2	"Enhancing Insecticides with Sugar-Based Compounds" - https://gpnmag.com/article/enhancing-insecticides-sugar-based-compounds/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001113
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/213
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365635